Degrees:

AAS Dental Hygiene,Ferris State University

BS Health Professions Teacher Education, Ferris State University

MS Career & Technical Education, Instructor, Ferris State University

Courses Taught:

FSUS 100

Dental Hygiene First Year - Clinical

Dental Hygiene Second Year - Clinical

Dental Hygiene Pain Management Labs

Dental Hygiene Radiology Labs

Specialty:

I have the ability to work with a student with clinical instrumentation weaknesses and strengthen their instrument mastery.

Dental Radiography is and has been an interest of mine. I have attended several Radiography courses designed to teach educators how to teach students radiography. Post-graduate courses I have attended in the past have been at the University of Kentucky with a focus on radiographic interpretation, University of North Carolina, with a focus on diverse radiography media, including digital radiography, and the University of Indiana, with a focus on teaching and calibration.

I am a co-advisor of Students of the American Dental Hygiene Association (SADHA)

My position is diverse in that I supervise all adjunct dental hygiene staff, ensure that patient treatment clinics run smoothly, and also supervise the dental reception area.

Most Recent Continuing Education:

Washington State approved course for local anesthesia and nitrous oxide (Western Region Examination Board approved),

Radiography Interpretation and Skill Trouble-shooting, Chicago, Illinois

Member:

American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA)

Michigan Dental Hygiene Association (MDHA)

Grand Rapids Dental Hygiene Component (GRDH)

American Dental Educator's Association (ADEA)

Office for Sterilization and Asepsis (OSAP)